María Renée Cura | |
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Born | Argentina |
Died | 12 July 2007 |
Occupation(s) | Geographer, writer |
Awards | Padma Shri |
María Renée Cura was an Argentine geographer, writer and Indologist. [1] She was the founder of Anand Bhavan, a centre for Indological studies, at her native place, Chivilcoy in Buenos Aires, Argentina, named after the present day Allahabad museum and the former residence of Nehru family. [2]
Cura authored several books, Islas Malvinas y Antártida Argentina, [3] Islas Malvinas y Antártida Argentina and Islas Malvinas, Georgias, Sandwich del Sur y Antártida Argentina being some of the notable ones. [4] She also translated the Letters to the Young People, a work by Indira Gandhi, [5] and started a magazine, India eterna y actual, in 1987 which became defunct after her death. [2] She was the president of the South Foundation, founded by Victoria Ocampo [6] and maintained close associations with the Argentine intellectual and Indira Gandhi, the former prime minister of India. [7] The Government of India awarded her the fourth highest Indian civilian honour of Padma Shri in 1984. [8] Cura died on 12 July 2007. [9]
María Renée Cura | |
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Born | Argentina |
Died | 12 July 2007 |
Occupation(s) | Geographer, writer |
Awards | Padma Shri |
María Renée Cura was an Argentine geographer, writer and Indologist. [1] She was the founder of Anand Bhavan, a centre for Indological studies, at her native place, Chivilcoy in Buenos Aires, Argentina, named after the present day Allahabad museum and the former residence of Nehru family. [2]
Cura authored several books, Islas Malvinas y Antártida Argentina, [3] Islas Malvinas y Antártida Argentina and Islas Malvinas, Georgias, Sandwich del Sur y Antártida Argentina being some of the notable ones. [4] She also translated the Letters to the Young People, a work by Indira Gandhi, [5] and started a magazine, India eterna y actual, in 1987 which became defunct after her death. [2] She was the president of the South Foundation, founded by Victoria Ocampo [6] and maintained close associations with the Argentine intellectual and Indira Gandhi, the former prime minister of India. [7] The Government of India awarded her the fourth highest Indian civilian honour of Padma Shri in 1984. [8] Cura died on 12 July 2007. [9]